Best Daughter Quotes and Sayings

“A daughter is just a little girl who grows up to be your best friend.” — Unknown

“A daughter is a treasure and a cause of sleeplessness.” — Ben Sirach

“A daughter is a bundle of firsts that excite and delight, giggles that come from deep inside and are always contagious, everything wonderful and precious and your love for her knows no bounds.” — Barbara Cage

“A daughter is someone you laugh with, dream with, and love with all your heart.” — Unknown

“Words are not enough to express the unconditional love that exists between a mother and a daughter.” — Caitlin Houston

“What the daughter does, the mother did.” — Jewish Proverb

“Who can describe the transports of a beam truly parental on beholding a daughter shoot up like some fair and modest flower, and acquire, day after day, fresh beauty and growing sweetness, so as to fill every eye with pleasure and every heart with admiration?” — George Fordyce

“Mothers and daughters are closest when daughters become mothers.” — Unknown

“It’s your job as a parent to help your daughter identify her purpose, develop her talents, and learn how to get along with people. It’s not a high-paying or cushy job, but it is extremely rewarding and, in our opinion, one of the most important jobs you’ll ever do.” — Mary Anne Richey

“The golden rule of parenting is to always show your children the kind of person you want them to be. Remember that children are impressionable. If you wish to have a well-mannered, kind and honest daughter, do your best to show these characteristics to her.” — Elizabeth Roxas

“No mother and daughter ever live apart, no matter what the distance between them.” — Christie Watson

“So, after much observation, I realized that our daughters needed the same things we lacked in our younger years… wisdom. Without wisdom, we continue to blunder through life repeating the same mistakes.” — Laura Alexander

“Mothers of daughters are daughters of mothers and have remained so, in circles joined to circles, since time began.” — Signe Hammer

“Raising a daughter is like growing a flower. You give it your best. If you’ve done your job well, she blooms. And after that, she leaves.” — Unknown

“The best music I have ever heard is the sound of my daughter’s giggling.” — Deasish Mridha

“What I wanted most for my daughter was that she be able to soar confidently in her own sky, wherever that might be, and if there was space for me as well, I would, indeed, have reaped what I had tried to sow.” — Helen Claes

“Mother and daughter are like spoons in a drawer.” — Maggie Stiefvater

“He who has daughters is always a shepherd.” — Thomas Jefferson

“A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never your heart.” — Unknown

“Daughters can sometimes be too serious, teach them to laugh and not take life too seriously.” — Catherine Pulsifer

“Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.” — Clementine Paddleford

“Good daughters make good mothers.” — Abigail G. Whittlesey

“I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.” — Sigmund Freud

“To her, the name of father was another name for love.” — Fanny Fern

“A man’s daughter is his heart. Just with feet, walking out in the world.” — Mat Johnson

“It is admirable for a man to take his son fishing, but there is a special place in heaven for the father who takes his daughter shopping.” — John Sinor

“If you ever want to torture my dad, tie him up and right in front of him, refold a map incorrectly.” — Cathy Ladman

“You fathers will understand. You have a little girl. She looks up to you. You’re her oracle. You’re her hero. And then the day comes when she gets her first permanent wave and goes to her first real party, and from that day on, you’re in a constant state of panic.” — Stanley T. Banks

“A daughter is a treasure and a cause of sleeplessness.” — Ben Sirach, father daughter quotes short

“Being a daddy’s girl is like having permanent armor for the rest of your life.” — Marinela Reka

“Daddy, thanks for being my hero, chauffeur, financial support, listener, life mentor, friend, guardian, and simply being there every time I need a hug.” — Agatha Stephanie Lin

“No one in this world can love a girl more than her father.” — Michael Ratnadeepak, father and daughter quotes

“When I come home, my daughter will run to the door and give me a big hug, and everything that’s happened that day just melts away.” — Hugh Jackman

The more a daughter knows the details of her mother’s life . . . the stronger the daughter. – Anita Diamant

As is the mother, so is her daughter. – Ezekiel 16:44

A mother’s treasure is her daughter. – Catherine Pulsifer

Don’t ever worry that you have pushed me away. Whenever you’re ready to come back to your mama, I’ll be here waiting. – Brenda Kosciuk

My daughter introduced me to myself. The connection that I had with her when I was giving birth was something I’ve never felt before. – Beyonce

A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorsefully all that stands in its path. – Agatha Christie

Good daughters make good mothers. — Abigail G. Whittlesey

Mothers and daughters are closest when daughters become mothers. — Unknown

No mother and daughter ever live apart, no matter what the distance between them. — Christie Watson

Of course, mothers and daughters with strong personalities might see the world from very different points of view. – Katherine Howe

A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary. — Dorothy Canfield Fisher

A mother and a daughter have one soul for two, which can’t be broken by time, obstacles, distance, and insults. — Anonymous

Mother-daughter disagreements were, in hindsight, basically mother stating the truth and daughter taking her own sweet time coming around. — Barbara Delinsky

The living mother-daughter relationship, you learn over and over again, is a constant choice between adaptation and acceptance. — Kelly Corrigan, Glitter and Glue

My mother wanted me to be her wings, to fly as she never quite had the courage to do. I love her for that. I love the fact that she wanted to give birth to her own wings. — Erica Jong

A mother is the only person in the world who can turn her daughter’s worries and fears into happiness. — Anonymous

I told my mom she was invading my personal space, and she said I came out of her personal space. — Anonymous

My mother was my first country, the first place I ever lived. — Nayyirah Waheed

Mothering is a mysterious task. First, you create an intimate, all-consuming attachment with your daughter, then you spend the rest of your life learning to let her go. — Judy Ford

“Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes.” — Gloria Naylor

“It was my father who taught me to value myself.” — Dawn French

“A good father will leave his imprint on his daughter for the rest of her life.” — Dr. James Dobson

“I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father’s equal, and I never loved any other man as much.” — Hedy Lamarr

“Fathers, be good to your daughters. You are the god and the weight of her world.” — John Mayor

“He was a father. That’s what a father does. Eases the burdens of those he loves. Saves the ones he loves from painful last images that might endure for a lifetime.” — George Saunders

Every daughter is her own kind of flower. ― Mary Calvi

She’s my best friend—she’s everything to me. It’s always just been me and her against the world. ― Jacquelyn Middleton

No matter how old my daughter gets, she’ll always be my baby girl. – Unknown

If I could give my daughter three things, it would be the confidence to always know her self-worth, the strength to chase her dreams, and the ability to know how truly, deeply loved she is. –Unknown

My daughter didn’t ruin my life . . . she gave me a new one. – Unknown

She’s magic, that one. – Unknown

I’ve never had a moment’s doubt. I love you. I believe in you completely. You are my dearest one. My reason for life. – Ian McEwan

A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never outgrow your heart. – Unknown

Raising a daughter is like growing a flower. You give it your best. If you’ve done your job well, she blooms. – Unknown

Sometimes, when I need a miracle, I look into my daughter’s eyes and realize I have already created one. – Unknown

Our daughters are the most precious of our treasures, the dearest possessions of our homes, and the objects of our most watchful love. – Margaret Elizabeth Sangster

She was beautiful, but not like those girls in the magazines. She was beautiful for the way she thought. She was beautiful for the sparkle in her eyes when she talked about something she loved. She was beautiful for her ability to make other people smile, even if she was sad. No, she wasn’t beautiful for something as temporary as her looks. She was beautiful, deep down to her soul. – F. Scott Fitzgerald

The best music I have ever heard is the sound of my daughter’s giggling. — Deasish Mridha

The most precious jewels you’ll have around your neck are the arms of your daughter. — Altaf ul Qadri

A daughter is God’s way of saying, I thought you could use a lifelong friend. – Unknown

Little girls are the nicest things that happen to people. They are born with a little bit of angel shine about them, and though it wears thin, sometimes there is always enough left to lasso your heart. – Alan Beck

A daughter is a day brightener and a heart warmer. – Unknown

Sometimes, the smallest things take up the most room in your heart. – Winnie the Pooh

A daughter is the most precious gift of life who lets our hearts dance with joy. – Apollo M

Daughters are angels sent from above to fill our hearts with unending love. – J. Lee

I loved you from the moment I laid eyes on you. – Louisa May Alcott

A daughter is a rainbow — a curve of light through scattered mist that lifts the spirit with her prismatic presence. A daughter is a promise, kept. – Ellen Hopkins

My daughter is my greatest inspiration. – Whitney Houston

Lucky is the woman whose first child is a daughter. – Prophet Mohammed

Daughters always revel in their mother’s admiration. And daughters always bask in their father’s love. ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

Having a little girl has been like following an old treasure map with the important paths torn away. – Heather Gudenkauf

I want my daughter to grow up to be a strong woman. I just need to be able to live with her in the meantime. – Unknown

Of all the haunting moments of motherhood, few rank with hearing your own words come out of your daughter’s mouth. – Victoria Secunda

Maybe it’s just a daughter’s job to piss off her mother. — Chuck Palahniuk

It is admirable for a man to take his son fishing, but there is a special place in heaven for the father who takes his daughter shopping. — John Sinor

I once asked my mom what it was like to have the most wonderful daughter in the world. She told me she had no idea but that I should ask Grandma. – Unknown

By the time you realize your mother was right, you have a daughter who thinks that you’re wrong. – Sada Malhorta

I let my kids follow their dreams unless I already paid the registration fee on their last dream, then they follow that one for 6-8 more weeks. – Petite Bello

All I know is that I carried you for nine months. I fed you, I clothed you, I paid for your college education. Friending me on Facebook seems like a small thing to ask in return. – Jodi Picoult

Nobody tests your inner gangster more than your daughter’s smart mouth. – Unknown

I smile because you’re my daughter. I laugh because there is nothing you can do about it. –Unknown

Praying my child’s sass helps her lead a company one day and not a gang in prison. – Unknown

Watching your daughter being collected by her date feels like handing over a million-dollar Stradivarius to a gorilla. – Jim Bishop

It’s funny how you can sometimes see yourself in your daughter, like when she gives that same sass to your husband that you do. – Unknown

I love when my daughter gets an attitude with me. I’m like, girl, I gave you that attitude, and I have way more practice with it. – Unknown

I always wondered what would happen if my mom had to count past three. Now that I am a mom, I know that she was praying it wouldn’t go that far cause we really don’t have a plan when we start counting. – Unknown

Daughters are like flowers. They fill the world with beauty and sometimes attract pests. –Unknown

Sure, sometimes I question my parenting. But to be honest, sometimes I question my child’s childing. – Just Surviving Motherhood

As a mom, I constantly worry about the safety of my children. Like especially the one who has been rolling her eyes and talking back to me. – Unknown

Having a daughter is like having a little broke best friend who thinks you’re rich. – Unknown

I want my daughter to be kind, but I also want her to know that she can throat punch someone if she needs to. – Unknown

May your coffee be stronger than your daughter’s attitude. – Unknown

I secretly enjoy when my daughter is defiant because I love to see her fighting spirit. Then I put her in her place because there’s only room for one sheriff in this town. – Unknown

Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be. – Clementine Paddleford

Go in peace, my daughter, and remember that in a world of ordinary mortals, you are a wonder woman. – Unknown

We must teach our girls that if they speak their minds, they can create the world they want to see. – Robyn Silverman.

Teach your daughters to worry less about fitting into glass slippers and more about shattering glass ceilings. – Unknown

I want my daughters to grow up to be beautiful on the inside, rich in compassion, and perfectly imperfect. – Brenda Kosciuk

I hope our daughters are born with so much fire in their souls, they could put volcanoes and stars to shame. ― Nikita Gill

Beautiful girl, you can do hard things. – Unknown

And the moon said to me — my darling daughter, you do not have to be whole in order to shine.  – Nichole McElhaney

Daughters can sometimes be too serious. Teach them to laugh and not take life too seriously. — Catherine Pulsifer

We gotta start teaching our daughters to be somebodies instead of somebody’s. — Kifah Shah

I can encourage my daughter to love her body, but what really matters are the observations she makes about my relationship with my own body. — Brené Brown

Life is tough, my darling, but so are you. – Stephanie Bennet Henry

Teach your daughters their battle cries are needed far more than their silence, and hear them deafen the world with their fearlessness.― Nikita Gill

Daughters. They were sometimes as familiar and intimate as honeysuckles in bloom, but mostly daughters were mysteries. They lived in rooms you had long since abandoned and could not, did not ever want to reenter. ― Benjamin Alire Saenz, Names on a Map

My Daughter . . . She’s like an Excellent Cut Diamond that shines brilliantly from the inside out. She’s admired by many, including me! She exudes joy, love, peace, and excellence. She is phenomenally made! – Stephanie Lahart

16. My dear girls, I am ambitious for you, but not to have you make a dash in the world—marry rich men merely because they are rich, or have splendid houses, which are not homes because love is wanting. Money is a needful and precious thing—and, when well used, a noble thing—but I never want you to think it is the first or only prize to strive for. I’d rather see you poor men’s wives if you were happy, beloved, contented, than queens on thrones, without self-respect and peace. ― Louisa May Alcott

Our daughters grow up with the same possibilities as our sons. ― Betty Friedan

A daughter is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future. – Unknown

So, after much observation, I realized that our daughters needed the same things we lacked in our younger years . . . wisdom. Without wisdom, we continue to blunder through life, repeating the same mistakes. — Laura Alexander

It’s your job as a parent to help your daughter identify her purpose, develop her talents, and learn how to get along with people. It’s not a high-paying or cushy job, but it is extremely rewarding and, in our opinion, one of the most important jobs you’ll ever do. — Mary Anne Richey

The golden rule of parenting is to always show your children the kind of person you want them to be. Remember that children are impressionable. If you wish to have a well-mannered, kind and honest daughter, do your best to show these characteristics to her. — Elizabeth Roxas

They both began to giggle, and then . . . fell into a side-splitting round of laughter, the cleansing, complete sort of laughter only a mother and daughter can share. – Karen Kingsbury

If we don’t always see eye to eye, daughter, that means I’ve done my job and raised you to have your own mind. – Brenda Kosciuk

Nothing is more powerful than a mother’s love, and nothing is more healing than a child’s soul. – Unknown

My mother shed her protective love down around me, and without knowing why, people sensed that I had value. – Maya Angelou

When I’m weak and unpretty, I know I’m beautiful and strong because I see myself like my mother does. – Lauren Alaina

I hope that my daughter grows up empowered and doesn’t define herself by the way she looks but by qualities that make her an intelligent, strong, and responsible woman. — Isaiah Mustafa

She stands firmly on her own two feet, and I just behind her, should she ever need me. – J. Iron Word